Epiphone 1957 SJ-200 Reissue Antique Natural

The Return of a Legend - The Epiphone 1957 SJ-200 Reissue!

The Gibson SJ-200 was introduced in 1937 and quickly earned the nickname "King of the Flat-Tops" for its size, premium tone, extraordinary projection and undeniable stage presence. While the early models were built from rosewood, the wood for the back and sides switched to maple in 1947. The SJ-200 has been played by matinee cowboys, folk troubadours, country singers and rock stars alike, and vintage SJ-200 models are highly sought after by collectors. Now Epiphone, in collaboration with Gibson Custom, proudly presents the 1957 SJ-200 Reissue — an Inspired by Gibson Custom revival of the majestic 1957 Super Jumbo designed to give today's players easier access to this iconic instrument.

The Epiphone 1957 SJ-200 Reissue is packed with vintage-inspired details and features an all-solid construction, including a thermally aged solid Sitka spruce top reinforced with arched X-bracing, solid figured maple back and sides, multi-ply top and back bindings, a two-piece flamed maple neck with a walnut stringer, a comfortable C-profile and a bound Indian rosewood fingerboard with graduated crown mother-of-pearl inlays and 20 standard frets. The neck is set into the body with a glued-in dovetail joint.

The SJ-200-style pickguard sports vintage-style graphics, and the open SJ-200 rosewood two-bar moustache bridge features mother-of-pearl bars. The nut, compensated saddle and bridge pins are all made of bone. The bound Gibson-style headstock with the open-book motif is adorned with the Epiphone logo and a Gibson crown in mother-of-pearl. The back of the headstock on the Antique Natural model includes a stinger (which is absent on the Vintage Sunburst version), and the 1957 SJ-200 Reissue also carries an "Inspired by Gibson Custom Double Diamond" logo on the back of the headstock. To better suit modern players, it comes equipped with an L.R. Baggs Element Bronze VTC piezo pickup mounted under the saddle and an active preamp with soundhole-mounted volume and tone controls, making it stage- and studio-ready straight out of the included Red Line–inspired hardshell case featuring "Inspired by Gibson Custom" graphics.

Inspired by Gibson Custom!